Days After Losing Title to Sean O’Malley, Leaked Private Messages Between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo Reveals What Went Down Between the Two Ex-Champs, Fans React

Recently, Aljamain Sterling encountered a huge loss in his UFC career. After securing a victory at UFC 259 against Petr Yan, the 34-year-old ascended to the peak of the bantamweight category. He successfully defended his championship title three times. Yet the dynamics shifted when he confronted Sean O’Malley at UFC 292. Sterling lost his bantamweight strap to ‘Suga’ after getting knocked out in the second round of their monumental clash. However, it’s not because ‘Aljo’ didn’t try his best to win against O’Malley.

A leaked chat between Henry Cejudo and Sterling proved that the latter tried all that he could to win against ‘Suga’. Before the bout, the former bantamweight champion texted his former opponent ‘Triple C’ to get some advice on how to fight against O’Malley. Cejudo, who lost against Sterling in his latest bout, tried his best to help Sterling by predicting O’Malley’s tactics. Surprisingly, Cejudo’s predictions about O’Malley’s game plan were almost accurate. Let’s dive deeper to find out more about their leaked chat and the fans’ reactions to it.

The pre-fight chat between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo

Before the UFC 292 bout, Sterling sought Cejudo’s take on what he might expect from ‘Sugar’. When Cejudo came across the DM from Sterling, he was ready to give an honest prediction about what O’Malley would do. ‘Triple C’ replied, “He’s going to counter you or move like crazy. He doesn’t have the ability to stick to the center (strength). Stick to your gameplan push him against the cage easy money.“

Later, Cejudo also asked him to make sure that he always kept a proper distance between them. He instructed Sterling that he could use any method to close the distance. The former UFC double champion also warned that the 28-year-old would be very dangerous in the first and second rounds. ‘Triple C’ also wrote, “Don’t react to his fakes. He starts his game like that. If you go away, he starts to figure out his distance.” After giving advice on how to handle O’Malley, Cejudo also wished Sterling all the best.

When fans came across the leaked chat between the two former champions on Reddit, they were quick to react.

Fans react to Cejudo’s advice

The majority of the fans appreciated Cejudo for having great knowledge about MMA fights. Some fans felt that Cejudo should soon take up the role of an MMA coach, as he impressed them more in a coaching role than as a fighter.

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Another fan pointed out how Sterling’s last match was against Cejudo at UFC 288. During the bout, Sterling defeated ‘Triple C’ but still went to him for advice on fighting O’Malley. Further, Cejudo’s high fight IQ hardly surprised another fan.

• “Henry just needs to pivot to coaching full time, he is charismatic as coach and interesting, as a fighter he is annoying asf and unbearable to listen to.”
• “Henry’s fight IQ is craaaaazy, also lol at aljo getting advice from the dude he just beat to try and beat the next guy, gotta respect the humility”
• “It’s no surprise that one of the most decorated Mixed Martial Artists of all time has a crazy high fight IQ”
• “I love it when elite fighters are still humble enough to know there’s always more to learn from your peers”

Henry Cejudo helped Jon Jones in his training for his first heavyweight title fight against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. Before the fight, the former UFC double champion showed how exactly Jones should defeat Gane, and that’s exactly how ‘Bones’ won against him. A few fans pointed that out.

• “It’s very impressive, how good advice Henry gives. Also to JBJ previously.”
• “If you think this is impressive go watch henry showing jon jones!! How to beat gane, he predicted it perfectly.”

A fan was astonished Cejudo’s ability to predict fights.

• “Henry was like a f*ckin fortune teller with those texts, holy cow”

The revelation was clearly a surprise to many fans. Further, it has raised Cejudo’s stock as a coach in the eyes of many. What are your thoughts about Cejudo’s advice to Sterling? Let us know in the comments below.

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